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Moderato vs Great Britain

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 513 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Great Britain takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Moderato

    Choose it for a amber and balsamic character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

  • Great Britain

    Choose it for a amber and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Moderato0/1
Great Britain1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Great Britain

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance
ModeratoSalas
Great BritainRoja Dove
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.50/ 5 · 4 votes
Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%
4.22/ 5 · 509 votes
Have 32%Had 7%Want 61%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
75%Love
0%Like
25%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

62%Love
20%Like
5%Ok
10%Dislike
3%Hate

311 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hate88
⏱ Longevity85
〰 Sillage74
♥ Love / hate83
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value32
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
amber100%
balsamic86%
musky72%
aromatic58%
violet44%
floral30%
amber100%
powdery92%
leather84%
animalic77%
woody69%
musky61%
Scent match35%Some overlap · both amber and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)elemi
Heart
VioletStyrax
Base
BenzoinLabdanumAmbergris
Top
Clary SageBergamotLemon
Heart
VioletJasmineRose de Mai
Base
LeatherOrrisAmbergrisOakmossTolu BalsamLabdanumAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Carrot Seeds
InformationalShared notesAmbrette (Musk Mallow), Violet, Labdanum and Ambergris. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer100
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring64
Summer24
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men61
Unisex34
Women6
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#56,885

PerfumerChristian Provenzano

Launched2023

Reviews0

Overall rank#623

PerfumerRoja Dove

Launched—

Reviews132

Category winnerGreat BritainHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Moderato by Salas is a warm balsamic perfume that pairs clean plant musk with rich tree saps and powdery florals. It opens with an airy splash of ambrette seed musk and a zesty, pine-tinged spark of elemi resin. As the fragrance warms on your skin, soft purple violet petals blend smoothly into smoky styrax wood, creat…

Reviews →

Great Britain is a plush leather fragrance with a sharp animalic opening that quickly softens into violet, orris, ambergris, and mossy woods. It feels dense, powdery, and stately, with the kind of polished old-world character that can read regal to some and dated or challenging to others. This is best approached as a …

Reviews →
InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Moderato or Great Britain?

Great Britain takes 1 of 1 categories. Moderato is rated 4.50/5 from 4 votes; Great Britain is rated 4.22/5 from 509 votes. Choose Moderato for a amber and balsamic character. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose Great Britain for a amber and powdery character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Do Moderato and Great Britain smell similar?

Some overlap: a 35% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber and musky accords. Common notes include Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Violet, Labdanum and Ambergris.

Is Moderato or Great Britain better for summer or winter?

Moderato suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Moderato and Great Britain?

Moderato has top notes of Ambrette (Musk Mallow) and elemi, heart notes of Violet and Styrax, a base of Benzoin, Labdanum and Ambergris. Great Britain has top notes of Clary Sage, Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of Violet, Jasmine and Rose de Mai, a base of Leather, Orris, Ambergris and Oakmoss.

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